Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Archery

At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Italy's men's team placed fifth and its women's team placed fourth. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.

Men

Women

Athletics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only

Q = Qualified for the next round

q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

NR = National record

N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Sprint

Men

Women

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Road

Davide Rebellin won the silver medal in the men's road race, but was stripped of that medal, as he tested positive for CERA after the event.

Men

Women

Track

Italy had qualified places for the men's keirin, sprint, madison and points race.

Sprint

Keirin

Omnium

Diving

Men

Women

Eventing

# - Indicates that points do not count in team total

Fencing

Men

Women

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Italy squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

Head coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi

* Over-aged player.

Notes

Group play

Quarterfinal

Artistic

Men

Team

Individual finals

Women

Team

Individual finals

Judo

Men

Women

Rowing

Men

Women

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men

Women

Open

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

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Men

Women

Tennis

Men

Women

Indoor

Italy entered both a men's team and a women's team in the indoor tournaments. The men's team won all their group matches but one, thereby advancing to the medal round. There, they won the quarterfinal, but lost both the semifinal and the match for bronze, finishing in 4th place for the tournament. The women's team also won all group matches but one, also advancing to the medal round. They lost the quarterfinal however, finishing in a tie for 5th place in the tournament.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Italian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

Group play – Pool A

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Italian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

Group play – Pool A

Quarterfinal

Water polo

Italy participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 9th place, while the women's team finished in 6th place.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Classification round

Classification quarterfinal

Classification semifinal

Classification 9th–10th

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Italian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Quarterfinal

Classification 5th–6th

Wrestling

Key:

VT - Victory by Fall.

PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.

PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman